Universal Pictures has added Aaron Paul and Giovanni Ribisi to its upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic, Snoop. Paul, best known for playing Jesse Pinkman in Breaking Bad, and Avatar actor Ribisi will portray two influential figures from the rapper’s early career. Directed by Craig Brewer, the film will explore Snoop Dogg’s rise in the music industry.
According to Deadline, Paul will play music executive Jimmy Iovine, while Ribisi will take on the role of attorney David Kenner. Iovine’s Interscope Records secured a distribution deal with Death Row Records, helping introduce Snoop’s early music to mainstream audiences. Kenner, meanwhile, represented Death Row Records in the late 1990s, making him an important figure in the label’s business and legal history.
Who else is starring in Universal’s Snoop Dogg biopic?
Jonathan Daviss, best known for playing Pope Heyward in Netflix’s Outer Banks, will portray Snoop Dogg. The supporting cast includes Myles Bullock as Dr. Dre, Camron Jones as Tupac Shakur, and Algee Smith as Warren G. Tre Hale will play Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight, while SwayvoTwain will portray The Notorious B.I.G.
Lauren London will play Snoop’s mother, Beverly Tate, and Laya DeLeon Hayes will portray his wife, Shante Broadus. Other cast members include Olly Sholotan as Kurupt, Corey Champagne as Nate Dogg, and Jonica Booth as The Lady of Rage. Cynthia Erivo has also joined the film as Tupac’s mother, Afeni Shakur.
The latest casting additions include Hercy Miller portraying his own real-life father, rap mogul Master P, and Zachariah Rogers as The D.O.C. TyQuan Givens will portray an original character named B. Mack.
Craig Brewer is directing the biopic from a screenplay based on Joe Robert Cole’s original script. He previously directed Hustle & Flow and Dolemite Is My Name. Snoop Dogg is producing the film alongside Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer and Allan Mandelbaum, as well as Death Row Pictures president Sara Ramaker.
The project is the first film under Death Row Pictures’ overall deal with NBCUniversal. Universal Pictures has scheduled Snoop for a theatrical release on August 6, 2027.
